Allen Cavins, 19, of Festus was seriously injured Friday evening, Sept. 1, in a motorcycle accident on Hwy. P north of Argonne Road in the Victoria area west of Festus, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported.
At 7:09 p.m., Cavins was riding a 2022 Kawasaki KX450 K dirt bike north on the highway and hit a deer before the motorcycle ran off the right side of the road, struck a tree and overturned, ejecting him, the report said.
He was taken by Lifenet 24 to Mercy Hospital St. Louis in Creve Coeur, according to the report.
Cavins was wearing a helmet, the patrol reported.
The motorcycle was totaled, the report said.